All three men have prior criminal records. Tyler Lester is on probation and Michael Lester is on parole.

Two Saratoga County Sheriff's Department investigators, Timothy and Steven Brown, collected evidence and witness accounts and eventually noticed a pattern in the criminals' behavior. They tracked down and apprehended the suspects Saturday.

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Police say the investigation is ongoing and some specifics are still being researched, but the trio admitted to their roles in the spree that includes at least 100 vehicle larcenies and the burglary of a Saratoga Springs business.

Police also recovered two business safes from the bottom of a pond on Locust Grove Road with the assistance of the Greenfield Fire Department.

Police are attempting to return the few stolen goods recovered from the three men, but the majority of the stolen money was squandered on hotel rooms, narcotics, designer clothing and gear, gasoline to commit additional crimes, restaurant meals and food, cigarettes, gifts for girlfriends and electronic gadgets.

The three men were brought to Milton Town Court and remanded to Saratoga County Jail in lieu of bail and are scheduled to return to court Tuesday, Oct. 23. They'll each face two counts of second-degree burglary in Malta and one count of second-degree burglary in Wilton, violent felonies; as well as two counts of third-degree burglary in Milton, third-degree attempted burglary in Milton, two counts of third-degree burglary in Wilton, third-degree burglary in Wilton, second-degree criminal mischief in Wilton and fourth-degree grand larceny in Wilton, felonies.

Specific areas where the burglaries took place are Geyser Road and Rowland Street in Milton; East High Street and Ruhle Road South subdivisions in Malta; the Brittany Chase neighborhood off Wilton-Greenfield Road in Greenfield; and Route 9 and the developments off Northern Pines Road and the Challedon Way area in Wilton.